TnE (7MAITA DAILY DEE; TUESDAY, AUOFRT 2, 1004.
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RETURNS OF CROP ACREAGE
Assessor! Collect Figures on the Principal
Product of the Btate.
WINTER WHEAT SHOWS A DECREASE
Spring "Wkeat and Curl Show In
errian Over the Retarns of rre-
Ions Years, Thoaesa Small
la Both.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
- LINCOLN, Aug. 1. (Special Telegram. )
The return of county assessors to the
state labor bureau of the acreage of winter
wheat, spring wheat and corn shows a
total of 1,59,290 acrea of winter wheat,
1M.01G acres of spring wheat and ,099,H2l
acres of corn. Last yenr the acreuge of
winter when! van i.SM.'i'X, spring wheat
tMi,Bl2 and corn ,P64,04S. . The returns by
counties follow:
Winter
Wheat.
Pprlng
Wheat.
1,441
t.l4
2,l
8S
6.013
i,ai
i't.i's:
4,o:i
6, tiv
:d,350
6N0
D.tM
7. K.S
4. s::,
3 014
7,11
4H7
5.02fi
39.370
la.052
10.0"4
3.745
l.vm
1.4:2
t'i.372
i,;im
1,1 :s
" 4M
17.UH
5,i 47
Corn.
67.9(8
115. tM
2.V.3
6.214
la3.ru
6.1S8
51, P"!
Adnmn 63,Ul
Antelorn ..
l!i. nun ....
liillltlU
Hoone
l:o Butte.
:.yd
X.74
2.n
14
16.21
1 1
1.3M
Bi own
a 1.597
12H.7M
9.1.324
117.145
145,(91
112. S53
29 w,
19.:;l
7.VJK
ino.5' I
61.712
103.122
152.955
43.341
3.3.2
115.C hi
14.H33
K2.4"4
101.H13
27.9'.
113.l
73 0.2
110,4-1
1)1.341
IHSx
14,34
65 '.H
47.49S
H.lol
lol.llil
129.1 SS
39.319
26.U70
1,425
77.053
10.722
63.511
78.251
9. liVI
28,339
6'.6
103.171
24G 575
62. 5' HI
5.89S
10.073
10-J.Frt)
43.547
SJ.430
N2.581
nt.R2S
139.631
73,Mi2
14.771
S0,'!fi.l
1.S"S
08,6'-'
79.6''S
66 513
93 935
15.7(H)
o7 074
56.718
153 918
3,?n5
ino,?25
12.9 .'4
53,'!K!
2,153
81.718
1(19.710
3,095
51.S76
73.757
78.179
93,922
98. 027
11.729
101,748
Buffalo 42,133
Hurt njo
liutler 45.ii.i7
C.ius 16.IU4
Cedar 67!)
i.'h a He
Cherry
117
. lieyeiine
Clav M.t7J
. . lifi.X .
Cuming
Cll-lcr .
J a kola .
D. a." 2
l.itti
21,0-Jl
Uawe
1.377
Ji;iHin 3S.H1H
HI Mill
Dodge 10.2S:
Lunulas
3W
lniiifly . .
Flllnu re
I'lunklln
Fi nntier
1 ,ft.)
40.5'7
2I.0T1
Furnas
Gllge W.37J
34
7ia
3.0M
2,453
159
15
4.620
l.!52
6,713
Gal field
9',
Gosper 30.12'
Clrceley
Hall 31. I'll.)
HiiMillton il.5:m
linrlnn . 63,137
Hayes 1.4141
llluhcock ?i,li74
llooke.-
SO
Howard 21.247
6,232
JrfTelMin
85,1 ii7
loluiton
31"!
Kearney 6o.27H
4,!iS(
l.asii
4.W5
414
11,526
Keith
KeyH FhIiu.
Kimball
Knux
Lnnvister .
Lincoln ....
lx K.lll
lamp .
Malison ....
Merrick .....
574
I'M
. 210
241!
413
2.2H4
7.6"l
647
617
2.3157
(.751
8
662
1
05
Hi
18
2,9W
2,P3
6. 819
4.351
2IS
10,248
" 742
32
1.79
1.181
1 010
40
18.S5'
6.1 "7
975
7,tai
1K.774
Neni(i!ia 28,647
Nuck.;!!s -30,.o4
Utoj 34,061
1'a w.vv.; 16, lMi
i'er;?!-.i 259
rhe'j,J .. 89.10
Tier;, . 748
PlattJ . . 21.211
Polk 84,706
Red Wtllow 3.7o7
Itfrhardn n S0.OI3
llock 37
Saline W.S9I
Harpy 62J
Hmmders .... 18 324
Scott's Bluff. 1.179
Seward ,', . 46.6X3
Sherlilsr. I 210
Sherman 16.978
Bloux , 35S
Stanton ;. 1.210
Thayer 46,714
Thomas
Thurston 49
Valley 12.448
Washington 2.621
Wayne 914
Webster ....;- 43.997
Wheoler i 1.121
York 76.551
"M.' I H" " ""
Tota!S.-.r......1.6f9,L'90
Acre?gi in 1903 1 939.706
9.556
8.90
12.039
12,542
8
: J4
6.642
SB41 6.099.621
439.612 6, 964,0 IS
Girl Klopea Twice.
Somewhere in Lincoln or Omaha today
Henry Edward. of Cediir Rnplds, Ie.. i
roa.inlng around Iboklus fov the gl-i who
broke , his heart. Sho who was to have
bcofn his wife. Mlas Maud Whltforl, of
the same towr, Is also roaming around to
day with a man whoso name Edwards haa
forgotten, and doubtless by this tinvs she
' Is wearing the mini's name by due pro-
' cess of law.
Through his tears Edwards told the po
lice tint the gir' Jilted him as they were
elopln? atvi that she had gone with an
.old-tlino lever. Edwards and the girl ran
away fiom Ceda." Rapids, so he told the
polled, bocnuse the girl's mother objected
to them marrying. The girl told that
sho had relatives In Lincoln and It was
for thlq place that the' two headed. On
the train they met an old frlenA of the
irl, who agreed to help them along. The
trio rode together until after they had
pas Red Omaha, when Edwards left the girl
kiii her old friend together while he went
out to smoke a cigar. Ho remained In the
smoking car until several stations were
passed, when he went back to his girl. He
found she ant her old-time friend had left
the train. Frantically ho rushed through
the several cars searching for them, but
without succojs This all happened last
Friday, he said, and he can-.j on to Lin
coln to find the girl s relatives, but failed.
He then went back to Omaha and was
still unsuccessful, and today came back to
Lincoln The police promised him assistance
and EdA.d again struck out for Omalm
to secura the aid of the police of that city.
The police, believe Kdwurda is demented
and place little credence In his story. He
said ho was a teamster in Cedar Rapids
A Weak af the
World's Fair for 521.00
,i
la a Splendid Hotel Hlrht Inside the
GrOHUtl to Cai fa. es .No Krn
Reservations Aerei'ted ,uvr.
The owners tf snde.- pocketbook can
stop aJ.1 wrryl.-ig over unknown costs ai.d
expenditures .n seeing the big exposition a:
St. Louis. TI.e Inside Ur.. the enormous
hotel built under th si.pei vision of lu
World's l4- miungiment rig 'it Inside the
eroutidj, Is muklr.g special sever.-d.ty con
tracts on ttie American plan tor 121.09. Uhli
will civer liing ai:d tl.iee me-oJs a:d duUy
adml'slon to ta ground after the visitor
has boojiio a reljtrrd guel. By takir.g
ndvantaxs of t.-ila very llbersi offer pios
pectlvt vUl'ors can figure t-xactly what
their expave wilt te beore thuy leave
home, merely adding transportation and
porkorjU Incidentals.
The InstJ lnr Is a ne. departure In
World's Fair accoimnodicns. It is threo
i atorlei IH. 0 fee, wldi, 8oU feet long, has
1.267 bedrooms arJ a dining hall with a
eating capacity of I.50j. Fire-proofing
material has been used throughout and
most extraordinary and elaborate precau
tions have been taken against lire. It la
run on both the European and American
plans, under the personal supervision and
management of Mr. E. M. titatler, the well
known restauranteur of Buffalo, which fact
alone guarantees the high quality of the
cuisine and service. Rates range from
11 W to ts.M per day European and 3 00 to
$7 00 American plan. Including admlKsion
In both clusses. The comfort and conven
ience of thus re-ildlng right within the
grounds and the doing awsy with all weari
some Joi.rrejs to and fro each night and
morning will be obvious to all. Intending
visitors should write at once fur Interest
ing booklet giving full details. Address
The Inside Inn, Administration BKlg.,
Wucld'a f air Grounds. Bt. Louii, Mo.
and that tha girl was employed In a
laundry.
torr FabTleatloa.
"Manufactured solely out of hot nlr, with
no other foundation." That i what
Secretary Allen of the republican tate
committee aald about the atory publlehed
l.i Omaha to the elTect that a great big
chunk of Ice had froien up between him
and Chairman Burgess.
"I was In Omaha two weeka ago today.
The next day I had to be here and on
Wednesday I went to Colorado. Teaterday
I came back and tomorrow I will go to
the headquarters for a while. There la
absolutely no coldness between Mr. Burgess
and myseif. He waa here this morning and
we had a lengthy talk. Aa yet we have
done nothing but get things In shape for
the campaign, but we are keeping .busy."
Confer villi Governor.
This morning Judge Bartlett and Chair
man Burgess came down from Omaha to
see Governor Mickey, and the two, with
Ed Birer, postmanter here, were closeted
for a considerable time with the governor.
None o the trio would tell what the con
ference was about. Judge Bartlett went
so far as to soy that neither the strike
nor politics were discussed, but that he
merely came down to pay his respects to
tho governor.
FID PROPFItTY OF MAI I.O HEAD
After Thirty Years Estate of Jarob
fhoff la Keoneneil.
NEJ1P.ASKA CITY, Neb., Aug. 1. (Spe
cial.) Judge M. t". Joyce of the coun
iy enurt has made h ruling re
opening the estate of Jacob Shoff,
who died In this city more than
thirty years ago. ShofT was a prominent
character In the or!y days and wns re
ported to have been very wealthy, but
when the estate was probated It was found
to be insolvent, and there was only 1700
with which to pay oT mere than 16.000 in
clnlms against the estate. Jacob Shoff
hullt the Grand Pacific hotel In this cl'.y,
which ho sold and with the money pur
chased land which was never prcbated with
tho estate. In examining tho records an
attorney found that K,0 acres of land In
Cedar county had never been accounted
for and on this showing Judge Joyce de
cided to reopen the estate, which has been
closed for thirty years. Henry Brown of
Omaha was the former administrator and
he has' been re-appointed by the court.
Saturday afternoon suits were filed In the
district court by the administrator asking
permission to sell the Cedar county land,
which has passed through many hands
since the estate was closed and is now
said to be worth more than $4,000. If the
attorneys win these suits the land will ba
sold to pay the creditors, many of whom
have moved away and some of whom died
many years ago.
AHIIBST
MIHFOI.K
MERCHANTS
Thirteen Business Men to be Tried
. For Violating Game Low.
NORFOLK, Neb.. Aug. 1. (Special Tele
gram.) Thirteen prominent business men
of this cl'.y .have been arrested for violating
the game laws. Forty-seven prairie chick
ens were found. The trial will be held
Wednesday.
David City I haota nne Meets.
DAVID t'CITY, Neb.. Aug. 1. (Special.)
Tho fourth annua, sossloi. of the David
City Chautauqua assembly commenced Sat
urday evening with a large attendance.
Tho entertainments for the evening were
u concert by the Chicago Lyceum Ladles'
quartet and moving pictures by the Edison
Life Motion company. Sunday was a rec
ord breaker In attendance. Five special
trains brought thousands from Lincoln,
Fremont, Valley, Columbus and Stroms
burg, the attendance being larger by sev
eral thousand than ever was on the grounds
In the hlstor7 of the assembly. ' 1
The music was furnished by the Ladies'
Quartet; sermon by Thomas McClary, on
"Evolution of Spiritual Life;" lecture by
Hon. C. H. Aldrlch, "Our National Per
manence. Its Strength and Its Dangers."
Mr. Aldrlch handled his subject In an able
and eloquent manner and convinced the
large audience that he is ar. orator equal
to any that , has appeared upon the as
sembly platform.
In thd afternoon Hovhanness Mucur-
dltch Cheeneegeoxlan (ArmenUn). delivered '
a lecture on "The American Flag and Its
Power for Christ." This lecture was ln
terest'ng and Instructive and eloquently
delivered In the evening Thomas Mc
Clary lectured on "The Mission of Mirth,"
which waa ably handled, to the delight of
the thousands who heard him.
Arrested for Wife Desertion.
NEBRASKA CITY. Neb., Aug. 1. (Spe
cial.) Lyman Welch, a railway mall cle-k
of Lincoln, was arrested In this city Sat
urday afternoon on a chargo of wife and
child desertion sworn to by his wife. Min
nie Welch. He was takea before Judgs M.
C. Joyc i of the county court, where he
gave bond in the sum of $500 for his ap
pearance in court on August 12 to answer
to the charg.
Welch Is suing his wife for a divorce In
the district court in Lancaster county.
Mrs. Welch claims her husband moved
their household goods to this city several
months ago, rented a cottage and made It
h: home. During this time she was visit
ing friends In the western part of the state
anl a few days ago she arrived here and
took possession of the house her husband
had rente 1. While she was down last week
her husband, so she says, took all of the
furniture and the children's clothing from
th house and she was compelled to go
to a hotel. When her buaband learned of
the fact he notified the landlord that he
would not bo responsible for any of his
wife's bills. Each party denies the allega
tions made by the other and say they will
fight the case to a finish. ,
General Colby Victimised.
' BEATRICE, Neb., Aug. 1. Specl: Tele
gram.) General L. W. Colby received no
tlco today from a bank at Knoxvllle, Tenn.,
to the effect that lie had been buncoed
out of $42 on a draft endorsed by him In
this city several days ago. A smooth look
ing man called at the general's office last
Tuesday and Introduced himself as Phillip
Mclntyre. He claimed to be a traveling
representative for the Larolletta Iron works
and after gaining the general's confidence
the stranger prevailed upon him to endorse
the draft, which waa cashed at the First
National bank, where Mclntyre was In
troduce! to the officers of the establish
ment by Colby. Mclntyre Is described as a
tall, well dressed man of a pleasing ad
dress and about 60 years of age.
Farmer I'ara Frelgh Dill."
TABLE ROCK, Neb.. Aug. l.-(Spectal.)-Wedueeday
evening when No. 42 arrived
from Lincoln a hurry call was sent up for
our marchal to arrest a couple of smooth
sharpers who had succeeded In fleecing an
unituupectlrg passenger out of $84) on the
ancient freight bill racket. The one who
committed the robbery and his confederate,
the reputed freight agent collecting his bill,
after obtaining the money, Jumped from
tho train and made good their escape, no
track of them being obtained. They are
supposed to be professionals from the
smoothness of the game worked. No trace
being obtained the traveler proceeded on
a later train for his destination at 8t. Louis,
evidently a much wiser man than before.
Loses Township Money,
FALLS CITY. Neb.. Aug. l.-(Speclal )
Clrcus duy D. S. Huffnall of Rulo came to
Falls City to see the show and at the same
time attend to some business. Being town
ship treasurer of Rulo he drew (tW of
public money and returned home on the
afternoon train. The train was crowded.
many hiving to stand. A short time sfter
leaving tho train lie looked for h s money
and found It was gone. A number of
strangers were on- the train and It Is
thought his pocket was picked. Neither
money nor thief has been found.
FIRF.MU ARK Fl.OCKHO I
Norfolk Ripcrti to Have a HI Tim
Tbls 'Week.
NORFOLK, Neb.. Aug. 1. (Special Tele
gram.) Every Incoming train brings i lure
firemen to attend the twelfth annial Ne
braska tournament. Secretary H. E. Miller
of Kearnev, member of the Board of Ccn
trol. arrived and established he l.iuarters
at the Oxnard hotel. Every hotel .n t'n
Is filled with visitors. The Madison end
Humphrey teams arranged .with the Kn'.on
raclfie to run Its freight train Tuesday
mprnlng two hours earlier, bringing tin m
hero In time for the Initial parade. Cnvsh
ton. dissatisfied with the railroad line,,
came down In hayracks. Pender, Kearney.
York. Stanton. Columbus, Tierce and Sew
ard were among the early arrivals.
The tourney stnrts with ne 'jig turnde
Tuesday morning. Prizes are iffrej for
tho department having the most In l.to
and also for the one best dressed. The
racing begins Tuesday afternoon.
Chief Kane arrested two clever plcki ttlr
ets late tcnlght. The police have irohl.illed
the throwing of anything but confetti dur
ing the evenings. Last year the street
srenes at night were perfect bedlams,
ambling has been prohibited and racey
shows are rhut down. It will be the big
gest tournament yet. Scores of booths line
Norfolk avenue. Fair weather character
izes the start.
IOWA TRISOER TRIES StlCIDE
Man Acetseil of ThroTvlns; Aclil on
Woman AVttalil Kill Himself.
CLARKSVILLE. Ia., Aug. 1. Hugh
Wheeler, chnrced with throwing carbollo
acid In the eyes and face of Cornla liam
say, attempted suicide In the Allison Jail
today. No cause Is given for the heinous
dee.l, which will probably . render Miss
Ramsay partially blind, besides disfiguring
her for life.
The acid was thrown at a late hour as
the young woman was on her way home
from a neighboring house. Her screams
attracted the attention of friends, who ran
to her assistance. Her assailant escaped
in the darkness. Information leading to
Wheeler's arrest was furnished by Miss
Rnmsny later and the young man was
locked up.
Osceola Methodists Celebrate,
OSCEOLA, Neb., Aug. 1. (Special.) Yes
terday was a great feast day for the large
congregation at the Methodist Episcopal
chuich. The morning was set apart for
the semi-centennial celebration of Meth
odism In Nebraska. The services began by
the pastor extending the right hand of
fellowship to four persons who had served
their six months probation and then It
was turned over to Ihe preachers that had
come to help In the celebration. One of
the former pastors of the local church
here twenty-one years ago. Rev. J. A.
Chapln. delivered a fine sermon. There
were besides Brother Chapln, Embree Lar
klns of York and Rev. P. C. Johnson, D. D.,
of Tecumseh.
Butcher Kills Himself.
M'COOK. Neb., Aug. 1. (Speclil Tele
gram.) Sheriff Crabtren, County Attorney
EIrlred and Coroner Harlan of this city
were summoned to Danbury, this county,
this morning by a telegram announcing
the death by suicide of Henry Snyder, a
butcher, who was divorced from his wife
at the last term of the district court In
this county. Snyder blew the top of his
head off with a, shotgun and. was found
dead In his bed in a room-, in the rear of
his meat market.
Painter Gets a Shock.
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., Aug. l.-(Spe-clal.)
Alof Johnson, a painter at work on
the Second avenue school building, was
rendered unconscious by a shock of elec
tricity from a telephone wire that had
formed a connection with electric light
wires.
Killed In Runaway.
NORFOLK. Neb., Aug. 1. (Special.)
Mrs. Gasp, aged 60, driving to churc?:, was
suddenly thrown out of the buggy upon
her head, broke her neck and Is dead.
She lived six miles south of Plalnvlew.
Neb., and - was the wife of a German
farmer.
News of Nebraska.
PLATTSMOUTH. Aug. 1. Mrs. Thomas
Pollock gave a very interesting talk In
the Presbyterian church last evening on
Burmah and Slam.
BEATRICE, Aug. 1. The populist county
central committee met Saturday and en
dorsed the nominees of the democratic
county convention held the week before.
BEATRICE, Aug. 1. A rainfall estimated
at half an Inch visited this section Satur
day, it will be of great benefit to corn,
which needed rain badly In certain locali
ties. FALLS CITY, Aug. 1 During the elec
trical storm last Wednesday the high school
building was struck by lightning breaking
windows, burning ten holes In the belfry
and tearing many shingles off.
PLATTSMOUTH; Aug. 1. Captain L. D.
Bennett, who has been engaged In the
grocery business In this city tor twenty
four years, has sold his stock to Ed 8.
Tutt, who will continue the business at the
old stand.
FALLS CITY, Aug. 1 The new Breth
ren parsonage which Is being constructed
on Lane and Birch streets, will be under
roof Iri a few days. It will be a two-story
building and modern in every respect. Hie
cost of ground and building will be about
14,000.
PLATTSMOUTH, Aug. 1 The principal
subject of conversation in Plattumouth for
the last few days has been the drawing
of names for land in the Rosebud reserva
tion. Eleven Case county names were
drawn, commencing with No. 239 and end
ing with 2,000.
FALLS CITY. Aug. l.-Prof. Q. M.
Barrett, who has been conducting the busi
ness colW-ge here since it was founded by
him about ten years ago, sold out lait
week to Prof. fi. P. Smith of College
Springs, la., who will conduct ' the insti
tution. He comes well recommended as a
school man.
FALLS CITY, Aug. 1 While Rlngllng
Bros.' circus was in town the buyer found
some clover hay that struck his laney. It
cost til a ton In Falls City and as It was
not ready, he contracted for and had It
shipped to Wichita, Kas., by exprers. The
express charges were something like L0
a ton, so It made pretty expensive hay.
.TABLE ROCK, Aug. 1. Dan Andrew,
who owns a farm adjoining town, threshed
his wheat one day lust week and It aver
aged a little better than 24 bushels to the
acre and was of a very fine quality. The
weekly band concert In the park attracts
quite a crowd, many coming from the
country and some even from the adjoining
towns.
BEATRICE. Aug. 1 Following Is the
mortgage report for Gage county for the
month of July: Number of farm mort
gagee filed seven, amount 110.860; number
of farm mortgages released fourteen,
amount $18,428; number of city mortgages
filed twenty-three, amount $15,470; number
of rlty mortgages released eighteen, amount
$11,224.
TABLE ROCK, Aug. 1 At a meeting of
the Table Hock school board held Friday
evening lust Miss Margaret Bracelln of
Lincoln waa elected as asMHtunt principal
of the Table Rock schools In the place of
Mine Luna Athen, who resigned to ac
criit a position in the Cedar Haphls (Neb.)
schools. The teaching force of the schools
Is now complete.
TABLE ROOK. Aug. l.-In the recent
Rosrhud land lottery Jeff Carter, Jr., drew
No. 128, his cousin, Samuel B Carter, drew
No. 1617, while a brother of the latter drew
a line claim In the Oklahoma drawing. All
live In Table Rock. The lucky man In the
Oklahoma deal was Ben Carter. Jeff Carter
received nine letters from Kiineateel Fri
day night relative to his claim.
FAL1JJ CITY. Aug 1-11. Phillips, presi
dent of the St. Louis Board of PiMio works,
was In town a few days ago looking over
the possibilities of a sewer sstem for Falls
City. He was taken over the ground by
the council and his report was favorable.
He offered to submit plans and an estimate
of coat for $100. Action will probably be
taken at the next merllng of the council.
TTSsdq :(
JCWTys. When San Francisco folks 3 75 t
HI V are eating Uneeda Biscuit M -VV !
for breakfast, New Yorkers LsV i. 1 A
ii j are having them for lunch, I?
I J and the people in between
v7 v are Just se'ttins hunsry kf vi T y
Q more JiL-
In Mr tight packages (j
FIGHT FOR NEW TELEPHONE
Independent Concerns Start Their Moto
ment Before iW City CounoiL
CONSIDERATION OF MATTER DEFERRED
Dnbnqae Ma at Hend of Company
Bays It Will Invest Quarter
of Million Dollars iu
Omaha.
After a spirited discuselon .yesterday aft
ernoon between Attorney T. W. Blackburn
and several members of the council, that
body, as a committee of the whole, de
cided to defer consideration of the Inde
pendent telephone franchise matter for two
weeks in order to give Councilman O'Brien
and others the opportunity to get evidence
from business men in other cltleB concern
ing the merits of a dual telephone system.
For more than an hour Mr. Blackburn
and Victor Stevens of Dubuque, who Is at
the head of the capitalists seeking entrance
to Omaha, presented their request for a
twenty-five-year grapt and urged that the
ordinance be Introduced and placed on first
and second readings so as to have It pub
lished at their expense and fully discussed
and considered. The council was told that
the concern would be called the Tri-Clty
Telephone company and proposed to oper
ate Omaha, South Omaha and Council
Bluffs as one system, charging nothing ex
tra for Inter-clty connections. The belief
was expressed that if the franchise 'could
be obtained in Omaha similar concessions
could be secured easily in South Omaha
and Council Bluffs. The proposed outlay of
money is close to $600,000, Mr. Stevens
said, of which $260,000 is to be Invested In
Omaha
Mast De Voted on by People.
Tho proposed ordinance was not read to
the council, but conforms to the terms
submitted In the preliminary application a
week ago. A 3 per cent royalty on grosn
receipts Is offered the city. In order to
make the franchise operative It must be
voted by the people with a majority vote,
and the fact that the November election is
not far distant was urged as a reason why
the council should act promptly.
Letters from business men in Dubuque
were produced to show the financial stand
ing of the six companies, headed by Mr.
Stevens, which operate In a limited area
In Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota,
having combined 8,000 Instruments in serv
ice. In Dubuque the Independent concern
now has 1,500 telephones in use. The Du
buque Retailers' association. In one letter,
praised the work of Mr. Stevens and said
two telephone systems were now accessible
at the price formerly charged by the Bell
people.
Councilman Zlmman asked Mr. Blackburn
If his company would be willing to give
a cash bond of $25,000 and a guarantee com
pany bond for $26,000 to back up the prom
ise that the Trl-Clty Telephone company
would not sell out to any other company.
Blackburn replied that he would not care
to commit the company to a rash bond,
but would agree to secure the city In any
repsonable way.
O'Brien Wants to Be Shown.
Councilman O'Brien took a leading hand
in the discussion. He said before voting
for an Independent franchise he would
want telephone users to show him that
another system In Omaha would be a good
thing, adding that there is not another
city in the country with a better telephone
service than Omaha.
Blackburn declared no matter what might
be said regarding a second system It was
Inevitable here, as It had been In most
of the other large cities of the country.
He contended that It would double the
number of 'phones and thus Increase the
facilities, st the very least.
Councilman Nicholson declared ha fa.
vored a municipal telephone system, and
O'Brien Insisted that no other company
should be allowed In Omaha unless the
total cost to telephoneusers, meaning busi
ness houses, was reduced.
Councilman Huntington declared tho Bell
companies do not cut rates In cities where
there Is competition from independent con
cerns. ' '.
Mr. Stevens took, exception to this state
ment, saying that the rates of the Boll
company In Dubuque were now anywhere
from $12 a year to $72. "The Independent
company there charges but $24 a year for
business 'phones," he said. "In Omaha It
offers a rate of $3 a month for business
houses and $1.75 for residences. .Theso
prices, Blackburn said, had caused one of
the other proposed independent companies
considering Oma(ia to withdraw from the
field, though he did not know which group
of parties it was.
Confines Vote to leers.
It was contended by Councilman Nichol
son that no one should have a right to
vote en the franchise proposition unless he
used and paid for a telephone. He Insisted
further that what should be done would
be to compel the Nebraska Telephone com
pany to lower Its business house rates to
$6 and $7, on the basis that with tho Ste
vens company they would be compelled to
cut to $3; that every business house would
have to have the two 'phones, end that
the total cost would be $6.
Councilman Zlmman asked If the Stevens
company would be willing to bid If the
city offered a franchise to the company
submitting the best proposition to the city.
Mr. Stevens responded that he would.
Councilman Dyball said several business
men had requested him to block a dual
telephone system by all means, and one
of them had asked permission to be heard
before any franchise ordinance was acted
upon.
O'Brien Informed his associates that he
had written to business friends In various
porta of the country to ascertain their ex
perience with double telephone systems
and that he would take no action until he
had heard from them. He announced,
also, that he would leave Wednesday night
with his family for a vacation at Lake
Mtnnetonka, to last two and possibly more
weeks. It was then agreed to take up the
matter again in two weeks.
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Thelf Rntera Bnlldlasr. fteenrrs I.lttle
Cash and Makes Ills Escape.
SUTHERLAND. Neb., Aug. l.-(Speclal
Telegram.) The local postofflce was robbed
last nlgTit. The office Is kept in Burkland's
storo and the thief got in through a rear
window. A small amount of cash was
taken from the drawer, but no stamps.
Twenty dollars was taken from the till In
the store, together with a pair of shoes and
other small articles. The burglar left his
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Brakrman, Has Close Call.
BLA1H, Neb., Aug. l. -(Speclal Telegram.)
H. J. Moeder. a hrakeman on a gravel
train thut was switching In the Elkhorn
yards here this evening, had a narrow
escape from instant death, while making a
coupling as the train was moving. Moeder,
walking between the cars endeavoring to
make the coupling, stumbled and fell, the
bumpers striking him on the back of the
head as -he fell, making a severe scalp
wound. Some trampH nearby saw him full
lengthwise between the rails and gavo the
alarm to tho engineer, who stopped the
train before a full car length had passed
over him. He was taken to the Robinson
hospital, where his wound was sewed up,
and It was found he had sustained sonic
severe bruises on his lower limbs and Is
suffering tonight from severe pains In hla
head. Moeder's home Is In Fremont and
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Brakeman Loire an Arm.
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Tuesday afternoon while northbound Mis
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H. Wharton, was switching In the yards
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self to be an agent for' tho Rldpath Li
brary of Universal Literature of New York
City, -J. A. Graves alius, J. A. Mlddkton
alias J. A. Stelnhauser, tVho wax arrested
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